US Treasury Releases the American Families Plan Tax Compliance Agenda Report

On May 20, the United States Treasury Department released a report on a set of tax compliance measures to increase fairness in the tax system… Read More ›

UK Office of Tax Simplification Capital Gains Tax Review: Simplifying Practical, Technical and Administrative Issues

The Office of Tax Simplification, UK, released its second report of the capital gains tax review, Simplifying practical, technical and administrative issues, on May 20,… Read More ›

Brotherhood of St Laurence Research Report on Economic Shocks and Safety Nets During COVID-19

Shocks and safety nets: Financial wellbeing during the COVID-19 crisis Authors: Emily Porter and Dina Bowman (Brotherhood of St Laurence) Our paper explores the financial… Read More ›

US Proposes Global Corporate Tax Rate of at Least 15%

The United States Treasury Department has proposed in its meeting with the Steering Group of the Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS)… Read More ›

ACOSS and NFAW Release Budget 2021 Gender Analysis Papers

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and the National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) have released their Budget 2021 gender analysis papers, which examine… Read More ›

Report Finds Widespread Weaknesses in Transparency and Oversight of National COVID-19 Funds Worldwide

The International Budget Partnership released a global scorecard of accountability that found widespread weaknesses in transparency and oversight of COVID assistance, estimated to have reached… Read More ›

New Zealand Budget 2021

New Zealand’s Minister of Finance Grant Robertson delivered the country’s Budget 2021 on last Thursday, 20 May 2021. Tax and transfer measures announced in the… Read More ›

Job Opening: TTPI Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Fellow

The Tax and Transfer Policy Institute (TTPI) at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Fellow to work… Read More ›

European Commission Proposes New Business Tax Agenda

On May 18, the European Commission has adopted a Communication on Business Taxation for the 21st century. It sets out both a long-term and short-term… Read More ›

Online Event: International Budget Partnership COVID-19 Fiscal Transparency Report Launch

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis, governments around the world have committed a staggering $14 trillion in new spending to address the economic and… Read More ›